Comments Thread For: Usyk Promoter 'Really Optimistic' Fury Fight Gets Made, Adamant on 50/50 Split

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Yeah, his name would never be mentioned alongside Lennox, Mike Tyson, etc. unless he cleans out the opposition. It's a historic achievement. All about the money? What if you are already a multi-millionaire? Fury is on record saying he doesn't need the money. He openly talks about retirement because he doesn't need the money. He talks about giving away his money.....but now money matters? It's a pissing contest. If he doesn't want the fight, just say so.

Fury is a brilliant boxer but he talks absolute bollocks, you can't trust a word he says.

[wrecksracer]

Fury is a brilliant boxer but he talks absolute bollocks, you can't trust a word he says.

I can't argue with that lol. All the same, if I was on Team Usyk, I would call his bluff.

[Oregonian]

I disagree. Usyk holds 3-4 belts, Usyk holds two clean wins over Joshua, Usyk was unified champion at cruiser. But he struggled against Chisora.

Fury can only lay claim to Clinchko, but that was almost 10 years ago. Other than that, it's just Wilder, and he struggled with him.

It's Even Steven from my eyes. 50-50 is fair here.

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In the context of achievement, you are absolutely right, but this is about popularity.

Let me try a different hypocritical example, let’s say Bud and Spence fought a year ago and one of them became the unified champion. If Floyd was to unretire and challenge the unified champion, Floyd would never agree to a 50/50 split even though the unified champion deserves it.

Even better example, do you think Canelo would accept a 50/50 deal with Bivol in the rematch? Bivol is the champ and already beat Canelo so it should be a 50/50 split but Bivol, like Usyk does not bring in the money.

[Oregonian]

Are you a moron? Fury is not running the show, do you know how boxing works, Arabs are calling the shot, get with the program noob. Fury is lucky to get 50% himself or he can fight Chisora for the 4th time..

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Are you someone who fücks goats?
Let’s see if the Arabs will have their fight without Fury.
You are a bonafide idiot

[Patsfan bri]

Difference is Usyk has been involved in multiple PPVs 600k buys against Bellew, 1M against Chisora and probably a 1.2m twice over against AJ...

Wilder hadn't been on PPV before he fought Fury but Fury had and they need Fury to have a single recognisable name on their resume hence their choosing of what they thought was a shot Fury...

I get that and all but with Usyk having 3 of the 4 belts and being less dangerous than wilder I think fury should agree to the 50/50.

[kafkod]

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Are you someone who fücks goats?
Let’s see if the Arabs will have their fight without Fury.
You are a bonafide idiot

Arabs wont have a show without Fury. Fury is selling the PPV for the arabs. they should pay him accordingly

The Arabs won't have an undisputed HW title fight without Usyk.


The Arabs paid Usyk more for his last fight than Fury has ever earned for one fight in his entire career.

And yeah, you could say that was because of Joshua, not Usyk. Just like AJ vs Usyk 1 selling out a stadium and a million+ PPVs was because of Joshua, not Usyk.

And Usyk vs Chisora selling more UK PPVs than Fury/Chisora was because of Chisora, not Usyk.

And Usyk vs Bellew selling 800k PPVs was because of Bellew, not Usyk.

The question is ... how many A side opponents does one man have to fight and beat before he stops being an automatic B side?

[Monty Fisto]

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As much as I like Usyk, asking for a 50/50 split would be akin to Cotto asking for a 50/50 split with Floyd.
Even the immensely popular and global icon, Pacqiao couldn’t get a 50/50 split with Floyd.

It doesn’t matter if Usyk has all the four belts, Fury would be generous to give him 30%

They're also giving him home advantage. If Fury felt 50/50 was fair for a Joshua fight, he should be happy with 50/50 and fighting in England.

[Monty Fisto]

So if Beterbiev to fight Canelo next, do you think he deserves a bigger split or he would get 50-50? We know he wouldn’t. It’s about numbers.

But people don’t really understand it’s a negotiation. Usyk’s team will start at an equal figure knowing that might get knocked down a bit, so why would they start low? Set your stall but know what you’re willing to accept at the end.

If Usyk gets 40-45 to fight Fury at Wembley, it’s still more money than any other fight he can get right now.

Fury’s sold out Wembley last year, he could sell it out again v Joyce or Wilder or AJ and others, considering he did v Whyte and most of them won’t get near 50%. So they’re looking at it wondering why they’re giving 50% of the revenue away to a guy that doesn’t bring as many viewers

That’s where the negotiation comes in and they will probably settle on some split that favours fury if it is in the UK , but more than Usyk can get elsewhere and everyone will be happy.

Beterbiev vs Canelo is not a great example.

Beterbiev vs Bivol is a better example. One of them trying to push back on the undisputed fight if 50/50 was on the table would be a bad look for whoever was trying to push for a lop-sided deal.

[kafkod]

Latest word on Fury/Usyk from Frank Warren.

He's saying the Wembley date is pencilled in but not confirmed and there is still a chance the fight could end up in Arab Land.

He's optimistic that he and Krassyuk will iron out a deal in the next day or two.

And as far as he knows, there have been no talks with Wilder's team about Fury vs Wilder 4.

Fingers crossed the undisputed fight is going to happen!

[Oregonian]

They're also giving him home advantage. If Fury felt 50/50 was fair for a Joshua fight, he should be happy with 50/50 and fighting in England.

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Joshua is just as big a name as Fury is hence the 50/50 agreement.
How much do you think Usyk would make if he were to fight Whyte or Ruiz? I doubt he makes $5 million.
Fury will make $30 million fighting anyone including Forrest Gump.
I like Usyk and I hope he gets paid good money but 50/50 is not happening unless of course Fury decides to be generous